8-bit Hordes

Game modes

8-bit Hordes offers an incredibly wide set of game modes: a singleplayer campaign comprised of 24 missions, a co-op mode (12 missions) and 10 maps for the multiplayer component (a classic PvP experience for up to 8 players). Also, the multiplayer maps can be used in the Skirmish mode when playing against AI-controlled forces. What is definitely a positive concerning this game, is the fact that as far as the multiplayer mode is concerned, 8-bit Hordes is fully compatible with 8-bit Armies - a game released several months earlier. As a result, no matter which of the two games one owns, they can compete against both those playing 8-bit Armies and 8-bit Hordes - the maps are shared and factions are compatible with both the games.

Technical aspects

8-bit Hordes for PC is similar to its predecessor in of the art style used. Despite the fact that the titles of both the games can suggest that the player will be dealing with old-school visuals typical for both 8-bit computers and consoles, Petroglyph's games stand out with incredibly colorful graphics based on voxels; when it comes to the character models and environmental objects, they seem to have been made of blocks. The game's original visuals are complemented by fully destructible environments and a professional soundtrack composed by Frank Klepacki - a former employee of the legendary Westwood Studios. He is popular for creating soundtracks for such classics as Command & Conquer.